τόπαζος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

A loanword which, according to Pliny, was taken from the language of the Troglodytes, and named after an island of the same name in the Red Sea. However, according to Furnée, the existence of the gloss ταβάσιος (tabásios, kind of stone) proves a Pre-Greek origin of the word. Also compare Sanskrit तपस् (tapas, fire, heat).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τόπᾰζος (tópazosm (genitive τοπᾰ́ζου); second declension

  1. gem of green hue, probably chrysolite or peridot

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Descendants

  • Latin: topazius (see there for further descendants)
  • Macedonian: топаз (topaz)
  • Russian: топа́з (topáz)
  • Serbo-Croatian: topaz

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “topaz”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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